Shirlene is a girl name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Shirlene means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Shirlene across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Shirlene has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Shirlene is a girl name of Modern origin meaning “elaboration of Shirley”. A modern coinage extending Shirley with the suffix -lene.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,856 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Shirlene per year, United States (1923 to 2010). United States peaked in 1956 (159/yr).
Shirlene is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1956, when it ranked #1,358 nationally (given to 159 babies that year).
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